I tried The Fix which was a little too generic of an OJ trial spinoff, and The Village which tried to set up every predictable layer of drama, and The Perfectionists which as a non PLL fan I guess makes sense that I wasn’t quite sucked in. I did enjoy streaming picks Shrill and Sex Education and a little less digging on The Umbrella Academy.

• What We Do in the Shadows (Fx) Series Premiere, Wednesday, 10pm – A spinoff from the movie takes a look at three vampire roommates, def give this a shot based off of the weird flick.
• Abby’s (NBC) Series Premiere, Thursday, 9:30 – Sometimes you bet on a show just because of good cast and Natalie Morales and Neil Flynn will do it as they hang out in the backyard bar.
• Tacoma FD (Tru) Series Premiere, Thursday, 10:30 – A comical look as a fire chief tries to get serious.
• Hanna (Am) Series Premiere, Friday – Based on the film of the same name young trained assassin heads far and wide running or chasing, not sure.
• Osmosis (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – Futuristic dating predictions.
• Traitors (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – A spy thriller.
• Mrs. Wilson (PBS) Series Premiere, Sunday, 9pm – Based on the memoir of her grandmother Ruth steps into her role as they uncover the grandfather’s polygamy in this miniseries.

Returning streaming: On My Block (Net, Friday), Santa Clarita Diet (Net, Friday).

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.

Chipping away at a few shows and not really introducing any new shows until I do. Though did start a bit of a binge of the latest season of Queer Eye which I find to be a little too high on the schmaltz and a little light on the makeover details but it’s entertaining enough.

• The Fix (ABC) Series Premiere, Monday, 10pm – This latest legal drama from Marcia Clark has likable Robin Tunney in the lead but doesn’t look more than middling.
• The Village (NBC) Series Premiere, Tuesday, 10pm – The latest heartfelt offering of a bunch of people in a Brooklyn apartment that reportedly might not rise to This Is Us quality, and that’s a show I’m already over.
• The Act (Hulu) Series Premiere, Wednesday – This new dramatic take on true crime dramas might have some merit with cast including Patricia Arquette and Chloe Sevigny.
• Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists (Free) Series Premiere, Wednesday, 8pm – Some of the gals go off to college, and yep there’s a murder, likely for fans of the original.
• The Critters: A New Binge (Shudder) Series Premiere, Thursday – Apparently Shudder is maybe something else to look into if you’re in to horror, this is another take on the movies.
• And a few new Netflix foreign offerings on Friday: Carlo & Malik, Coisa Mais Linda (Most Beautiful Thing), Delhi Crime, Historia De Un Crimen (History of Crime )

Returning streaming: The OA (Net, Friday)

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.

I finally finished Homecoming and the fact that I didn’t speed through a half hour show is usually not a great sign. I also wrapped up Big Mouth which had some cute elements in the comical animated look at middle school.

• Project Runway (Bravo) Season Premiere, Thursday, 8pm – You may have this on your season pass but check your listing because it’s moving back to Bravo and with a new host Karlie Kloss and mentor Christian Siriano.
• Love, Death & Robots (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – A new animated anthology with a sci fi slant.
• Shrill (Hulu) Series Premiere, Friday – Based on the memoir Aidy Bryant plays the protagonist deals with life.
• Turn Up Charlie (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – Idris Elba plays DJ/nanny, love him but dubious.

Returning streaming: The Good Fight (CBSAA, Thursday), Arrested Development (Net, Friday), Catastrophe (Am, Friday), Queer Eye (Net, Friday).

Giving a little sample to some more of the new series Whiskey Cavalier was exactly a fluffy as expected and could be good filler I’ll check out one more of that as well as another of Flack to see how the future messes are managed. Will pass on another episode of shows that I couldn’t get into with protagonists that just weren’t compelling The Enemy Within and Gone. Also continuing some of my existing streaming before adding anything new.

• The Order (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday – College freshman joins a secret society and things like magic and werewolves are involved.
• After Life (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – Ricky Gervais turns back to series playing a character that decides to do and say what he wants after his wife dies worth a look.
• Made in Heaven (Am) Series Premiere, Friday – A dramatic look at two Indian wedding planners.
• Now Apocalypse (Starz) Series Premiere, Sunday, 9pm – A new coming of age comedy series.

Returning streaming: Secret City (Net, Wednesday), Tin Star (Am, Friday)

Well another light week where I should be catching up on movies but find myself recovering from a cold and just catching up on tv including a continued binge of old shows Happy Endings and an episode or two of Beverly Hill, 90210. Hulu has opened some new doors and some of them are old.

• Flack (Pop) Series Premiere, Thursday, 10pm – Anna Paquin plays her hand as an American PR agent in London whose personal life is less than well managed.
• Go! Vive a tu Manera (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – Elite performing arts school, sure.
• Workin’ Moms (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – Canadian comedy coming our way.
• Oscars (ABC) Sunday, 5pm – And the award goes to…. a movie I haven’t seen.

Returning streaming: The Oath (Crack, Thursday), Rebellion (Net, Friday), Suburra (Net, Friday)

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.

Well I wrapped up The Mindy Project which with binge viewing may have added to the consternation on a few of the plot lines but overall I found it super fun. Moving on to Happy Endings as my background watching, a few of the cast had made some appearances in Mindy so I was thinking about it.

• The Other Two (Com) Series Premiere, Thursday, 10:30 – Initial buzz on this comedy about two older siblings coming to terms with their 12 year old brother hitting it big is positive.
• Black Earth Rising (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – Political thriller of the case against a Rwandan general and those impacted by uncovered secrets might be thrilling.
• Four More Shots Please! (Am) Series Premiere, Friday – Four Indian women who deal with work, life, romance, and all other things.
• Kingdom (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – No word on this take on corruption turned horror with a plague that makes peeps crave flesh.
• Australian Open (ESPN) Saturday/Sunday 12:30am – Who will be triumphant?
• Rent (Fox) Sunday, 8pm – The latest tv version of a broadway show.

Returning streaming – Club de Cuervo (Net, Friday), Medici: Masters of Florence (Net, Friday).

• The Passage (Fox) Series Premiere, Monday, 9pm – Some good and middling reviews of this story of a lab based virus that could save or end society with hopes pinned on one girl that Mark-Paul Gosserlaar taking care of her.
• Roswell, New Mexico (CW) Series Premiere, Tuesday, 9pm – This will feel a bit familiar for fans of the old series Roswell, or the book series these are both based on but not a lot of great buzz on this aliens living among us series.
• Wayne (YTP) Series Premiere, Wednesday – No word yet on this which means I can continue to ignore YouTube Prime, for this story of dirtbiker trying to get back a car.
• Deadly Class (Syfy) Series Premiere, Wednesday, 10pm – Here’s hoping this new series about an elite prep school where crime families send their kids is good bad and not just bad, could be the exact sort of campy show I enjoy.
• A Discovery of Witches (SundN) Series Premiere, Thursday – The latest supernatural look at witches, vampires, and who knows what else apparently also based on a book.
• Butterfly (Hulu) Series Premiere, Friday – No advance word on this three part miniseries about a split couple raising a son who identifies as a girl.
• Black Monday (Show) Series Premiere, Sunday, 10pm – This Wall Street crash comedy with Don Cheadle apparently misses some of its marks.

Returning streaming: Grace & Frankie (Net, Friday), The Punisher (Net, Friday)

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.

Midseason is upon us and along with things like the return of Project Runway All Stars and Gotham there are some new reality shows including Tidying Up with Marie Kondo (Net) and The Masked Singer (Fox). And of course a host of NYE specials. Somehow I’m still not quite caught up on tv let alone going to see a movie. This might be my worst movie seeing year yet.

Returning streaming: A Series of Unfortunate Events (Net, Tues), Call My Agent (Net, Wed), Young Justice (DC, Fri).